A BRIEF LOOK
TO THE PAST.
The people of Afghanistan have had to deal with invasions of one sort or another in it`s history. For a lot of people under a certain age, it`s hard not to see this country as a place mostly full of conflict. Bombs, drones, death and corruption make this place a dangerous to live - and yet it wasn`t always like this.
This short documentary shows Afghanistan in the 1970`s, how it was the place where hippies came to relax, where there was women in government posts, and the seething tensions that were simmering in the background before the Soviet invasion began.
This has some parallels with the look of Iran before 1979, both countries had a drastic change in culture after religious groups took control of the power structures. The social norms were re written, "freedoms" were cracked down upon, those who had the means... fled to another place in the world.
Ultimately, if you live within a space that is constantly being invaded then it`s inescapable fact that the men who hold the most guns, hold the power. When the Soviets left in 1989, the power vacuum was filled by the U.S backed Taliban - who had no dreams of restoring Afghanistan to it`s pre soviet days.
There`s a few short images that are GRAPHIC in this film. You`ve been warned.
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